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Jeffrey Robert Thomson

Born: 16 August 1950, Greenacre, Sydney, New South Wales
Major Teams: New South Wales, Queensland, Middlesex, Australia.
Known As: Jeff Thomson
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast


Test Debut: Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 2nd Test, 1972/73
Last Test:
Australia v England at Birmingham, 5th Test, 1985

ODI Debut:
Australia v England at Melbourne, One-off ODI, 1974/75
Last ODI:
Australia v England at Lord's, Texaco Trophy, 1985

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   51   73  20   679   49   12.81   0   0   20   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             10535  301  5602  200  28.01  6-46    8   0  52.6  3.19

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   50   30   6   181   21    7.54  64.64   0   0    9   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              2696   37  1942   55  35.30  4-67    1   0  49.0  4.32

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1972/73 - 1985/86)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  187  216  64  2065   61   13.58   0   1   61   0

                       R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10
Bowling            17864  675  26.46  7-27   28   3

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (career: 1972/73 - 1985/86)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   88   49  10   280   21    7.17   0   0   19   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              4529  3103  107  29.00  7-22    2   1  42.3  4.11

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Jeff Thomson was one of the fastest bowlers to have played Test cricket. With an unusual slinging action, and an aggressive approach, he was a fearsome sight to batsmen. He debuted against Pakistan in 1972-73, but hampered by a broken bone in his foot was ineffective. Recalled in 1974-5, and forming a partnership with Dennis Lillee, he terrorised the England tourists with consistent spells of extreme fast bowling, taking 33 wickets in the series. His action put considerable stress on his body, particularly his right shoulder, and he was rarely fit enough to reach those peaks again. He adapted his methods, relying less on pure pace, and more on an excellent cutter, and seam and swing. He was always capable of unleashing a very fast bouncer that would skid and follw the batsman from only just short of a length. He remained with the Australian side when many left to join the Packer circus in 1977, and carried their attack through two series against England and India, but left to join WSC shortly afterwards. A capable fielder, and a lower order batsman who could hit, he was frequently heard on radio commentary during the 1997 Ashes series. (Muraari Vasudevan and Dave Liverman, 1998)
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